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* VoIP.ms SMS

market download OVERVIEW

VoIP.ms SMS is an Android messaging app for VoIP.ms that seeks to replicate the aesthetic of Google's official SMS app.

FEATURES

• Material design
• Push notifications (if using the Google Play version of the app)
• Synchronization with device contacts
• Message search
• Comprehensive support for synchronization with VoIP.ms
• Completely free

RATIONALE

A number of people use VoIP.ms as a cheaper alternative to subscribing to a voice plan for their mobile devices.

Unfortunately, this can make sending text messages rather difficult, as the VoIP.ms SMS Message Center is clearly built as a diagnostic tool for use in desktop browsers, not as an easy way to send and receive messages on a mobile device.

VoIP.ms does provide a mobile version of this interface with an improved UI, but it still lacks important features that are only possible with a dedicated app.

INSTALLATION

The Google Play version of the app uses closed-source Firebase libraries to support push notifications. The F-Droid version of the application is completely open source.

The Google Play version of the app can be downloaded from the Releases section of the GitHub repository at https://github.com/michaelkourlas/voipms-sms-client/releases.

DOCUMENTATION

The app's documentation is available in the HELP.md file at https://github.com/michaelkourlas/voipms-sms-client/blob/master/HELP.md.

LICENSE

VoIP.ms SMS is licensed under the Apache License 2.0, which can be found at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.

Author: Michael Kourlas
Version: 0.6.32
Market link: net.kourlas.voipms_sms
Web site: https://github.com/michaelkourlas/voipms-sms-client



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Market downloads: 50,000+
Market rating: 4.2 / 5.0
Category: Top:/Applications/Communication


Added: 2017-02-21
Updated: 2026-06-18
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